River Radio Cooler

[TB80]

I knew someone would ask me that. I'll have to backtrack and try to come up with a cost. I've bought things off and on for a while so it will take some figuring. I'll try to post a total before I'm all said and done.

its not that big a deal. wasn't looking for an exact price.

[Reaper]

nice work Chad looking forward to the final product

[Huntin Addict]

I've already started thinking about adding a detachable wheel system of some sort for those times when the cooler is in "full" use away from the river. I have a feeling my brother may be helping me with that one. Although he doesn't know it yet...

[k9trainer]

we need new pics!

[hank57]

wow thats turning out nice.

[brrdnk]

Cool great job.

[Chad_E]

This little thing called work is getting in the way of progress and the rest of the week doesn't look promising. I should have time to work on it this weekend.

[Chad_E]

Not complete with the adding the plaster yet, but at least I've started. I've confirmed to myself that it is going to be tough to make this into a nice smooth, uniform surface. Time will only tell how it comes out...

[GWHunter]

Looks Awesome, Cant wait to see the final product.

[Quackerbox]

Bondo in place or on top of the plaster....Me and a buddy did a "boom-tube" for and ATV with it. We where able to sand it like you would a car and it turned out very smooth. Cool project

[SAC]

hmmm. When I saw this at the house I thought is was gonna be cool. Understatement! I'm impressed.

[ETEXASHUNTER]

Well I'm sure your brother will be happy to help with the way it's turning out.

[Chad_E]

Yesterday I added plaster to the remaining areas. Today I sanded everything down smooth. I actually did a rough sanding, then used some spackling to fill in some low spots. So now I'm ready to do some fiberglassing. I am officially WAY out of my comfort zone when it comes to attempting fiberglassing...

But for now I'm happy how it has turned out.

[huntinfool]

What questions do you have about fiberglass, I work with it for a living.

[Chad_E]

Well as you can see, it is not exactly a level surface. I made my first attempt last night and failed miserably! The resin cured way to fast on me. Not exactly sure of the right questions to ask:

Because of the complicated contours, should I simply cut a bunch of 3" x 3" squares instead of trying to use larger sheets? I attempted to cut a sheet for one of the ends, but I guess I tried to do to much at one time. It didn't work out.

How much should I attempt to do at one time? Should I do one small section at a time and just overlap each and then after worry about sanding it smooth?

The only tool I was trying to apply the resin with was a paint brush, but that just seems too slow. I saw one video where the guy just pored it straight on, but he was using a mold that was almost like a bowl. I think it might just fall off the sides if I try that.

I guess all in all, any tips you can give me would be a big help. Seems like a rather steep learning curve on this one…Thanks!!